(Gastronomy, Cookery.) [William Kitchiner]: 'Apicius Rediviv...

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(Gastronomy, Cookery.) [William Kitchiner]: 'Apicius Redivivus; or, the Cook's Oracle...wherein especially the art of composing soups, sauces, and flavouring essences is made so clear and easy, by the quantity of each article being accurately stated by weight and measure, that every one may soon learn to dress a dinner, as well as the most experienced cook...for the Purpose of Composing a Culinary Code for the Rational Epicure and Augmenting the Alimentary Enjoyments of Private Families', London, Printed for Samuel Bagster, No.15, Paternoster-Row, By J. Moyes, Greville Street, 1817, 1st edition, 2 engraved plates, each with engraved letterpress explanation f. opposite, 12mo, rebound calf gilt retaining old leather panel inset and mounted to front cover bearing name "S. Dunning Esq." in gilt. The rare first edition by William Kitchiner (1775-1827), optician, cook, and best-selling food writer. He travelled around with his 'portable cabinet of taste', which contained his mustards and sauces, and himself created 'Wow-Wow Sauce'. The present work contains one of the earliest recipes for what we now know as 'crisps' ('Potatoes fried in Slices or Shavings').